As a political satire, Al Franken's book is laugh - out - loud hilarious. It's also informative, for those who need a reminder of just how crazy the rightwing radical statists and theocrats were (circa 1996) and remain (2009). Surprisingly, the book can hardly be regarded as dated: Newt Gingrich is not quite as much on the scene these days, but the fundamentalist loony Pat Robertson is still active, and as the (expanding) head of the (shrinking) Republican party, Rush continues to bloviate to the dittoheads. Some critics didn't manage to get beyond the title, which itself was a satire of the debasement of political discourse by el Blimpo himself. In sum: a clever and wickedly funny perspective written back before Franken ever dreamt he'd someday become a US senator. ( )

A little uneven, what can you expect, after all? "Operation Chickenhawk" is classic! ( )

Al Franken was very funny on Saturday Night Live, and he is funny here as well. ( )

Al Franken is dead on hilarious with his funny satire of public figures, politicians and their syncophants. He is so right to poke fun at the ignorant fodder thats spewed out every day on some media outlet. ( )

Hilarious! ( )